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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 329 

Calling for the support of the fundamental rights of all Egyptian citizens, 

equal access to justice and due process of law, and transparent and 

accountable governance in Egypt. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 2, 2013 

Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PITTS, and Mr. HOLT) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the support of the fundamental rights of all 

Egyptian citizens, equal access to justice and due process 

of law, and transparent and accountable governance in 

Egypt. 

Whereas in recent weeks, an estimated 30,000,000 Egyptians 

in a majority of Egypt’s 27 provinces gathered to protest 

the widespread failures of former President Mohamed 

Morsi and the Government of Egypt and its violations of 

the most basic rights of all Egyptian citizens, including 

Egyptian women, minorities, and those publicly dissenting from its views and policies; 

Whereas the participants in the June 30, 2013, popular protests far outnumbered those involved in the protests and 

demonstrations of January and February 2011; 


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Whereas the Egyptian people have expressed aspirations for 

a government that protects the human rights of all Egyptians, including the rights of religious freedom, free expression, free assembly, and free association; 

Whereas in the midst of political transition and uncertainty 

in Egypt since Egypt’s 2011 revolution, lawlessness has 

prevailed and women and members of minority religious 

and ethnic communities are targets of violent attacks; 

Whereas Egypt has a strong national interest in securing a 

stable, credible, inclusive government based on vital 

democratic institutions and transparent processes that reflect the will of the Egyptian people; 

Whereas the United States has a strong national interest in 

encouraging the interim government, Egyptian military, 

and people of Egypt to secure popular aspirations for 

economic development and a stable, transparent, credible, 

and inclusive government that respects human rights, 

fundamental freedoms, and rule of law; and 

Whereas democracy requires inclusiveness, transparency, respect for human and minority rights, and commitment to 

the rule of law: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports economic and political reforms 

3 that uphold the fundamental rights of all Egyptian 

4 citizens, equal access to justice, due process, and 

5 transparent and accountable governance; 

6 (2) supports the establishment of credible and 

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1 clusive of all democratic, political movements and 

2 parties; 

3 (3) calls on interim Egyptian President Adly 

4 Mansour and the Government of Egypt to expedi5 tiously and responsibly restore the Egyptian Con6 stitution and rule of law, turn over power to an 

7 elected government through free and fair elections, 

8 foster democratic reforms and institutions with an 

9 inclusive political process, and protect the independ10 ence of the judiciary; 

11 (4) urges the process of amending the Egyptian 

12 Constitution to be transparent and secure broad 

13 consensus, including among democratic opposition 

14 members, women, and ethnic and religious minori15 ties, so that the rights of all Egyptian citizens are 

16 upheld and protected, particularly freedoms of con17 science, expression, assembly, and religion; 

18 (5) urges the Egyptian Armed Forces and secu19 rity services to respect the rights of all Egyptian 

20 citizens, including the right to peaceful assembly, 

21 due process, and free and fair trials; 

22 (6) urges a full restoration of media and civil 

23 society freedoms, including protecting media and 

24 journalists from undue harassment or interference 

25 and overturning the verdicts in the recent case in 


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1 which 43 United States citizens, Egyptians, and oth2 ers were given harsh sentences for their work to sup3 port democracy in Egypt; 

4 (7) calls on the Government of Egypt to con5 tinue to meet its obligations under the 1979 Egypt6 Israel Peace Treaty; and 

7 (8) calls on interim President Mansour and the 

8 Egyptian Armed Forces to end the climate of impu9 nity, end arbitrary arrests and politically motivated 

10 detentions, prosecute acts of violence, and make the 

11 protection of the basic security of all Egyptian citi12 zens an urgent priority. 

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